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07-04-2018 11:50 AM - last edited on 07-04-2018 01:20 PM by Alice-QVC
Most are familiar with the opening of the Declaration but how many have taken the time to read it in its entirety? It is lengthy but worth the time to read from opening to closing.
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07-04-2018 11:52 AM
Yes, I taught it.
07-04-2018 12:23 PM
Seen it and read it with my family. Much more thrilling.
07-04-2018 01:34 PM
Yes, it was required in high school & we were tested too. In grade school we had to read speeches given by Presidents, pick a favorite part to memorize & do a class presentation. I picked Lincoln's Gettysburg Address & after all these years I still know every word. I was a C-D student & didn't care, I know it sounds silly but Lincoln's speech sparked an interest in wanting to learn & always doing my best.
07-04-2018 01:52 PM
@kitcat51 wrote:Yes, it was required in high school & we were tested too. In grade school we had to read speeches given by Presidents, pick a favorite part to memorize & do a class presentation. I picked Lincoln's Gettysburg Address & after all these years I still know every word. I was a C-D student & didn't care, I know it sounds silly but Lincoln's speech sparked an interest in wanting to learn & always doing my best.
A presidential speech can inspire citizenship and civility: "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" - President John F. Kennedy.
07-04-2018 02:36 PM
Yes and have read the Constitution and amendments. I also kept a copy of both on my desk when I worked.
07-04-2018 02:42 PM
At 7 pm this evening CSPAN3 will air a program with historians discussing "the definition of equality and the Declaration of Independence." This channel often reairs programs at a later date.
07-04-2018 05:28 PM
It was required in the 8th grade that we read the Constitution. We read it again in high school. My 8th grade history teacher had us memorize the preamble to the Constitution. He had a chair by his desk. One by one each student sat in that chair, facing him back to the class and recite the preamble. If we missed one word, he deducted points. I can still recite it. To. This. Day.
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